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" I wanted to be a blues guitar player. And a singer. And a songwriter. Not a shock jock. "
John Mayer
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" If you told me I was going to live to 240, I would take 10 years off and try and act. I don't have that kind of time, so I'd much rather stick to playing guitar. "
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" Sometimes I wish that I was the weather, you'd bring me up in conversation forever. And when it rained, I'd be the talk of the day. "
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